New Delhi: Apple shipped mobile phones worth $50 billion from India in 2025, marking a significant boost to the government’s Make in India push and its broader goal of transforming the country into a producer economy.
Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said the growth reflects the rapid expansion of India’s electronics manufacturing ecosystem under the current policy framework.
“Electronics production has increased six times in the last 11 years. And electronics exports have grown eight times under PM Modi Ji’s focused leadership. This progress has propelled electronics products among the top 3 exported items,” he stated.
The minister said the ecosystem is further strengthening with 46 component manufacturing projects, alongside laptop, server and hearable manufacturing units, positioning electronics as a key pillar of India’s manufacturing economy.
He also noted that four semiconductor plants are set to begin commercial production in 2026.
Highlighting employment generation, Vaishnaw said, “Total jobs in electronics manufacturing are now 25 lakh with many factories employing more than 5000 employees in a single location. Some plants are employing as many as 40000 employees in a single location.”
Looking ahead, he added, “This is just the beginning. Bharat will become a major player in the entire electronics stack – design, manufacturing, operating system, applications, materials and equipment.”
